Landscape With River 1954

Nutzi Acontz made this unnamed "Landscape With River" in oil with a great deal of expressive brushwork. It’s like she’s capturing a fleeting moment, not aiming for precision but rather the essence of the scene. Look at the way the paint is applied, thick in some areas, thin in others, a real layering of color and texture that gives depth and movement. Take the water for example, see how the brushstrokes go every which way, capturing the movement, and how the white paint is mixed right in there, adding to the shimmer. The colors, a range of greens and browns, are earthy and muted, and then bam! there's this pop of blue-green in the water, reflecting the sky. Acontz is a painter whose work I really admire. She has this way of making a painting feel both familiar and strange, like looking at a memory through a slightly distorted lens. It reminds me a little of Courbet, but with a more personal, intimate touch. What do you think?